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Regular gas was $2.01 in Denver on Aprilo 30, AAA said. It was $2.321 just a week ago, 8 cents less. For mid-grade gas, the average Denver pricse is $2.55, up from $2.16 a month ago, and for premiumm it's $2.67, up from $2.26 last month, AAA Still, that's a lot better thanDenver gas prices up 38 centes from a month ago May 30last year, when regulatr gas averaged $3.86 in Denver. But if the current pace of priceincreases continues, Denver wouldr reach that price levelk in four months. The prics of crude oil was about $32 a barrelp five months ago, but has since risenh to more than $66 a barrell for July delivery, despite the recession.
Wholesale gas priceas have risen 140 percent since the AssociatedPress reported. The highest pric ever recorded for regular in Denvewas $4.01 on July 17, 2008. the regular-gas average price is $2.487 a gallon, AAA says. The Fuel Gauge Report is compiled for the AAA by the with the help ofWrightg Express.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Ritter confronted at bill signing by union grocery workers - Houston Business Journal:
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Ritter addressed the workers publiclyafte , repeating to them as he had written in his May 19 veto of Houswe Bill 1170 that he felt that the bill would have interrupterd ongoing union negotiations with grocery-storse chains , and Albertsons. But aftef several minutes of explanation, workers began yelling, "That is a and "Sir, why did you lie?" and the governor left the "I have made my statement. Thank you very much," Ritterf said as he exitecd the packed west foyer ofthe .
Tensions between union workers and the Democratixc governor that they helpesd to elect in 2006 have been simmeringf since his veto of the bill that would haveallowec locked-out workers to collect unemployment insurance benefits. Uniteed Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocal No. 7 Presidenr Ernest Duran said that Ritterhad "betrayed" them and "reneged on his and some activists have begun looking for a candidat e to oppose Ritter in a Ritter signed 29 bills Tuesday, culminating with an evening "Help for Working Families Fair" at the Capito l in which he inked six laws to help unemployesd residents receive more benefits and keep homes from being foreclosed upon, among other things.
Leaders from several construction unions stood behinr him as he signed one of the HouseBill 1310, which allows for the easier filingy of complaints if an employer misqualifies a worker as an independent contractor. But, even before then, whilse Ritter was signing a measurwe that will allow local governments tosell low- to no-interes bonds for public construction undef the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the harangues began. Crowdc members clad in black UFCW shirtesyelled "Governor, can you explain why you vetoer House Bill 1170?" and "We support you, governor; you turned your back on as Ritter largely ignored them.
as he later signed Senate Bill 247, which increasees the number of Coloradans who qualify for unemployment insurance and will bring insome $200 millio in federal money, someone yelled: "Where was your support for the groceryu workers when you vetoed House Bill 1170, governor?" Ritter "I'm going to sign these bills, and then we'll After he finished, the governor rose to the microphond and first told the crowd how many of the new laws will help workersa affected by the He then explained that signin HB 1170 would have been akin to the government implementing new playingt rules for negotiations between the UFCW and the three grocerh chains that have been underway sincr April 9.
He also said that he would be open to reconsidering similar legislation at afuture date. He noted that a bill he signeed Tuesdayregarding electricians' education standards was similatr to one he vetoed in 2008 whilwe telling competing sides on the measured that they needed to work out a compromise -- which they did this "I also think that publicc policy should not be used to interrupyt negotiations," Ritter told the crowd, whichn included about 25 UFCW workers alony with proponents of the bills being signed. "Itr is my great hope that you're able to work this Then question-shouting began from the back. And Ritter'ds speech to the group ended.
Ritter addressed the workers publiclyafte , repeating to them as he had written in his May 19 veto of Houswe Bill 1170 that he felt that the bill would have interrupterd ongoing union negotiations with grocery-storse chains , and Albertsons. But aftef several minutes of explanation, workers began yelling, "That is a and "Sir, why did you lie?" and the governor left the "I have made my statement. Thank you very much," Ritterf said as he exitecd the packed west foyer ofthe .
Tensions between union workers and the Democratixc governor that they helpesd to elect in 2006 have been simmeringf since his veto of the bill that would haveallowec locked-out workers to collect unemployment insurance benefits. Uniteed Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocal No. 7 Presidenr Ernest Duran said that Ritterhad "betrayed" them and "reneged on his and some activists have begun looking for a candidat e to oppose Ritter in a Ritter signed 29 bills Tuesday, culminating with an evening "Help for Working Families Fair" at the Capito l in which he inked six laws to help unemployesd residents receive more benefits and keep homes from being foreclosed upon, among other things.
Leaders from several construction unions stood behinr him as he signed one of the HouseBill 1310, which allows for the easier filingy of complaints if an employer misqualifies a worker as an independent contractor. But, even before then, whilse Ritter was signing a measurwe that will allow local governments tosell low- to no-interes bonds for public construction undef the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the harangues began. Crowdc members clad in black UFCW shirtesyelled "Governor, can you explain why you vetoer House Bill 1170?" and "We support you, governor; you turned your back on as Ritter largely ignored them.
as he later signed Senate Bill 247, which increasees the number of Coloradans who qualify for unemployment insurance and will bring insome $200 millio in federal money, someone yelled: "Where was your support for the groceryu workers when you vetoed House Bill 1170, governor?" Ritter "I'm going to sign these bills, and then we'll After he finished, the governor rose to the microphond and first told the crowd how many of the new laws will help workersa affected by the He then explained that signin HB 1170 would have been akin to the government implementing new playingt rules for negotiations between the UFCW and the three grocerh chains that have been underway sincr April 9.
He also said that he would be open to reconsidering similar legislation at afuture date. He noted that a bill he signeed Tuesdayregarding electricians' education standards was similatr to one he vetoed in 2008 whilwe telling competing sides on the measured that they needed to work out a compromise -- which they did this "I also think that publicc policy should not be used to interrupyt negotiations," Ritter told the crowd, whichn included about 25 UFCW workers alony with proponents of the bills being signed. "Itr is my great hope that you're able to work this Then question-shouting began from the back. And Ritter'ds speech to the group ended.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Standard & Poor
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S&P affirmed all other ratings on theOverlancd Park-based wireless carrier (NYSE: S). Sprint’se outstanding debt was abouty $22 billion at the end of 2008. Last Sprint, the nation’s No. 3 wireless carrier, with abourt 49 million subscribers, lost 4.1 million contracyt customers. Meanwhile, larger competitors (NYSE: T) and continure to gain market and smaller niche carrierz also have shownsustainable growth, the releasew said. “Despite its efforts to improve customer servicw and reducechurn levels, Sprint Nextel will be challengefd to reverse these trends over the next year given our expectatioh for increased competition and weaker economic Arden said.
S&P affirmed all other ratings on theOverlancd Park-based wireless carrier (NYSE: S). Sprint’se outstanding debt was abouty $22 billion at the end of 2008. Last Sprint, the nation’s No. 3 wireless carrier, with abourt 49 million subscribers, lost 4.1 million contracyt customers. Meanwhile, larger competitors (NYSE: T) and continure to gain market and smaller niche carrierz also have shownsustainable growth, the releasew said. “Despite its efforts to improve customer servicw and reducechurn levels, Sprint Nextel will be challengefd to reverse these trends over the next year given our expectatioh for increased competition and weaker economic Arden said.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
IDB recommends approval of Pinnacle move - Baltimore Business Journal:
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First, the board approved payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentived for worth up to $493,497 over five years. The Texas-basexd network and computer systej integration services company purchased the operations of the Memphis Network Integrationj Center at 4500 Quality Drivwfrom AT&T in January. The minority-owned Genesi s currently employs 51 people at the facility anduses 80,000 square feet. Genesis plans to expandd its Memphis operation, using the remainde of the 235,000 square foot building. The move would creatr 63 full time jobs in the first two yeard with a median annual compensation of The privately-held company had $47 million in revenues in 2007.
The boardr also gave initial approvalp to incentives for PinnacleAirlines Corp.’s relocationh plans for the Memphis dubbed “Project Skyline.” Pinnacler Airlines Corp., which is the holding compan y for Memphis-based Pinnacle Inc. and Manassas, Va.-basedr . , is looking to consolidate operations in the Nonconnah Corporat Center near the or relocate to the One Commerce Squars Buildingin Downtown. Both plans involve movinf Colgan Air’s operations to Memphis. Pinnacl CEO Phillip Trenary told the IDB Thursday that the move woulfd help the airline cut costs by operating both the companiees subsidiariesin Memphis. Colgan is currently constructinhga $7.
5 million headquarterxs in Manassas. Trenary said if Pinnacle'sw board approved the Memphis expansion, the company wouldd look to sell theColgan facility. Pinnacle, which employs currently leases space at 1689 and 1785Nonconnahj Blvd. Its Nonconnah option would involveleasinhg 130,000 square feet of space in this area. the company would be looking to leasw businesscontinuity space, which coule be used as back-up operational spacse in case of an The Downtown option would mean leasin 130,000 square feet in an existing office building. Pinnaclew has been targeting the 475,082-square-foot One Commerce Squarde building at40 S. Main for more than a , Inc.
’s lease for 170,000p square feet at One Commerce Square ends inJanuaryy 2009, clearing the way for a Pinnacle move into the This option also includes leasing business continuith space. If Colgan moved its nationao headquartersto Memphis, it woul mean the creation of 282 full-times jobs, many of them “decision-making officers,” accordingt to the Industrial Development Board "The jobs we want to bring are very good Trenary said. "I fully expecg a lot of these new jobs will comefrom Memphis." The compan y could spend $13.3 million-$21.5 million on capita improvements, depending on which optiobn it chose and how its business continuityh space was handled.
The board approved a 12-yeart PILOT for the Nonconnah option, which could result in up to $3.5 million in savings. The boarxd approved a 13-year PILOT for the Downtownh option, which would save the company $5.3 million. The board also relaxedd its residency rule, requiring only 50% of the new employeee live in Shelby County, as opposed to 75%.
First, the board approved payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentived for worth up to $493,497 over five years. The Texas-basexd network and computer systej integration services company purchased the operations of the Memphis Network Integrationj Center at 4500 Quality Drivwfrom AT&T in January. The minority-owned Genesi s currently employs 51 people at the facility anduses 80,000 square feet. Genesis plans to expandd its Memphis operation, using the remainde of the 235,000 square foot building. The move would creatr 63 full time jobs in the first two yeard with a median annual compensation of The privately-held company had $47 million in revenues in 2007.
The boardr also gave initial approvalp to incentives for PinnacleAirlines Corp.’s relocationh plans for the Memphis dubbed “Project Skyline.” Pinnacler Airlines Corp., which is the holding compan y for Memphis-based Pinnacle Inc. and Manassas, Va.-basedr . , is looking to consolidate operations in the Nonconnah Corporat Center near the or relocate to the One Commerce Squars Buildingin Downtown. Both plans involve movinf Colgan Air’s operations to Memphis. Pinnacl CEO Phillip Trenary told the IDB Thursday that the move woulfd help the airline cut costs by operating both the companiees subsidiariesin Memphis. Colgan is currently constructinhga $7.
5 million headquarterxs in Manassas. Trenary said if Pinnacle'sw board approved the Memphis expansion, the company wouldd look to sell theColgan facility. Pinnacle, which employs currently leases space at 1689 and 1785Nonconnahj Blvd. Its Nonconnah option would involveleasinhg 130,000 square feet of space in this area. the company would be looking to leasw businesscontinuity space, which coule be used as back-up operational spacse in case of an The Downtown option would mean leasin 130,000 square feet in an existing office building. Pinnaclew has been targeting the 475,082-square-foot One Commerce Squarde building at40 S. Main for more than a , Inc.
’s lease for 170,000p square feet at One Commerce Square ends inJanuaryy 2009, clearing the way for a Pinnacle move into the This option also includes leasing business continuith space. If Colgan moved its nationao headquartersto Memphis, it woul mean the creation of 282 full-times jobs, many of them “decision-making officers,” accordingt to the Industrial Development Board "The jobs we want to bring are very good Trenary said. "I fully expecg a lot of these new jobs will comefrom Memphis." The compan y could spend $13.3 million-$21.5 million on capita improvements, depending on which optiobn it chose and how its business continuityh space was handled.
The board approved a 12-yeart PILOT for the Nonconnah option, which could result in up to $3.5 million in savings. The boarxd approved a 13-year PILOT for the Downtownh option, which would save the company $5.3 million. The board also relaxedd its residency rule, requiring only 50% of the new employeee live in Shelby County, as opposed to 75%.
Monday, December 6, 2010
MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Only three of 20 Apriol indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matchingf the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in the MMAC said in its Economic Trendss report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemployment indicators over doubler what they were oneyear ago," said Bret economic research director for the MMAC. "Bugt metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondc time in nearly threew years giving some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnant local housing and real estates market." Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.
8 percent in Aprilk to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent Employment levels have now declined comparef with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registered in this the MMAC said. Only two of 10 major industry sectors registerer April job gains compared with oneyear ago, while eightt registered declines. Unemployment indicatorzs for the metro area both measures more than twicetheir year-earlier The number of unemployed in metrko Milwaukee rose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,300p compared with 32,300 in April 2008. new unemployment compensation claimw rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in April to 12,101, this indicator’z third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percentg or greater. On the positive existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenf in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicator in sevej months and only the second such gain in nearly threde years.
Only three of 20 Apriol indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matchingf the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in the MMAC said in its Economic Trendss report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemployment indicators over doubler what they were oneyear ago," said Bret economic research director for the MMAC. "Bugt metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondc time in nearly threew years giving some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnant local housing and real estates market." Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.
8 percent in Aprilk to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent Employment levels have now declined comparef with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registered in this the MMAC said. Only two of 10 major industry sectors registerer April job gains compared with oneyear ago, while eightt registered declines. Unemployment indicatorzs for the metro area both measures more than twicetheir year-earlier The number of unemployed in metrko Milwaukee rose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,300p compared with 32,300 in April 2008. new unemployment compensation claimw rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in April to 12,101, this indicator’z third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percentg or greater. On the positive existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenf in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicator in sevej months and only the second such gain in nearly threde years.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Facing Reality About Israel's Legitimacy - Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Sloan resigns from BofA board - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walter Masseytthis week, the bank said in a BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. 70, served as a BofA directore for13 years. He most recently was the lead independeny director, before Massey’s ascensio n to the chairman’s role last month. During his tenure, Sloan served as chairman of both the executivs committee and the compensation andbenefits committee. He also was a member of the corporatdegovernance committee. “Temple has been a trusted advisefr who has made an invaluable contribution to the succes ofour company,” BofA chief executivr Kenneth Lewis said in a statement.
“Wde will miss his counsel and his leadership.” Added “We thank Temple for his long and distinguishef service to our He has been a major contributor as our company movesd to a nationwide and then global As the leadindependent director, Sloan had been unde r intense criticism in recent months as the bank suffererd through a sharp stock pricw decline after acquiring Merrill Lyncyh & Co. BofA also has received $45 billionj of taxpayer aid. Sloan was narrowlyy re-elected to the bank’s board in April. shareholders voted to stri p Lewis ofthe bank’s chairmanship, and Masseyy was elected to take over board leadership.
Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and BofA (NYSE: BAC) is based in Charlotte, N.C. Sloan remainsd on the board of Lowe’sz Cos. Inc. (NYSE: based in Mooresville, N.C.
Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walter Masseytthis week, the bank said in a BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. 70, served as a BofA directore for13 years. He most recently was the lead independeny director, before Massey’s ascensio n to the chairman’s role last month. During his tenure, Sloan served as chairman of both the executivs committee and the compensation andbenefits committee. He also was a member of the corporatdegovernance committee. “Temple has been a trusted advisefr who has made an invaluable contribution to the succes ofour company,” BofA chief executivr Kenneth Lewis said in a statement.
“Wde will miss his counsel and his leadership.” Added “We thank Temple for his long and distinguishef service to our He has been a major contributor as our company movesd to a nationwide and then global As the leadindependent director, Sloan had been unde r intense criticism in recent months as the bank suffererd through a sharp stock pricw decline after acquiring Merrill Lyncyh & Co. BofA also has received $45 billionj of taxpayer aid. Sloan was narrowlyy re-elected to the bank’s board in April. shareholders voted to stri p Lewis ofthe bank’s chairmanship, and Masseyy was elected to take over board leadership.
Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and BofA (NYSE: BAC) is based in Charlotte, N.C. Sloan remainsd on the board of Lowe’sz Cos. Inc. (NYSE: based in Mooresville, N.C.
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